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What we learned on the 2022 midterm campaign trail

3 years 11 months ago
Sometimes you hit the campaign trail and there is an issue voters care so much about, that its dominance is inescapable. In 2006, it was growing opposition to the Iraq war. In 2010, it was the backlash against big government spending and bailouts coupled with fear about what Obamacare would look like. This year, it is deep concern about affordability.

Biden and Trump converge in Pennsylvania in possible 2024 preview

3 years 11 months ago
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump campaigned on opposite sides of Pennsylvania on Saturday, offering a preview of their potential 2024 rematch as they made a final push for their parties' respective Senate and gubernatorial candidates in a key 2022 battleground.

Surveillance plane helping take fentanyl pills off the streets faces extinction

3 years 11 months ago
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who also serves as a pilot in the Air National Guard, is sounding the alarm about plans to cut funding for a little-known military surveillance aircraft that law enforcement officials tell CNN is an essential tool for dismantling drug trafficking organizations and has helped them take tens of thousands of illegal fentanyl pills off the streets last month alone.

Why New Hampshire may deliver a Senate surprise

3 years 11 months ago
Political buffs have been saying for weeks that the race for Senate control will come down to three or four states: Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, with Arizona sometimes thrown in. But is that list too limited?

Manchin erupts at Biden over coal comments

3 years 11 months ago
Sen. Joe Manchin on Saturday slammed President Joe Biden after he called for coal plants across the US to be shuttered, saying Biden's remarks are "outrageous and divorced from reality" and suggesting it's "time he learn a lesson."

Polling shows that most voters say economic concerns are top of mind

3 years 11 months ago
Economic issues remain a top concern for most voters ahead of the 2022 election, a review of recent polling finds, with many also worried about America's democratic process itself. But voters' highest priorities are divided along partisan lines, with abortion rights continuing to resonate strongly for Democrats, while Republicans remain sharply focused on inflation. Concerns about other issues, from gun policy to immigration, are often similarly polarized. And some topics that drew attention in previous elections -- like the coronavirus pandemic -- are relatively muted this year.

What early voting data can and cannot tell us

3 years 11 months ago
Early voting has surged in some of the key states for this year's midterm elections. But Michael McDonald, the University of Florida political scientist known for tracking early voting data, predicts turnout will fall below the highs seen in 2018.

Nov. 5, 2022 US election coverage

3 years 11 months ago
The 2022 US midterm election is just days away, and early voting continues as candidates across the country make their final pitch. Follow CNN for the latest election news and updates.
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